437, Lot: 180. Estimate $200. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 13.68 g, 1h). Dated CY 125 (2/1 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PKE (date) above club; KP above monogram to right; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 450; HGC 10, 357. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-010, graded XF, Strike: 2/5, Surface: 2/5.